L. Guy Wilky | |
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Born | Leslie Guy Wilky October 12, 1888 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
Died | December 25, 1971 83) | (aged
Education | University of Arizona |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Leslie Guy Wilky (1888–1971) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and the 1920s. [1] [2] He often collaborated with director William C. deMille. Wilky was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to William Wilky and Emma Mosier. [3] He later attended the University of Arizona, where he studied engineering, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, and finding work as a cinematographer at Flying A Studios. [4] Eventually he ended up in Los Angeles, where he had a substantial career at Paramount. [5] He was also a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers. [6]
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